I just want to be playing football - no matter what game it is, says Tottenham's Harry Kane

He has scored nine times in 13 games, made an impact every time he has played and moved to the brink of an England call-up.

So why can’t Harry Kane get into Tottenham’s team in the Premier League?

Modern football clubs employ ultra-sophisticated techniques to keep their best players fresh — and head coach Mauricio Pochettino and his staff like to be at the cutting edge. But there is still nothing to rival the energy boost that scoring goals provides.

Kane’s winner at Aston Villa — after stepping off the bench — last weekend seems to have finally persuaded head coach Pochettino that it is time to give the 21-year-old a proper chance.

Ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League group match against Asteras Tripolis, Kane insisted: “I feel fit and ready and I feel I could play a game every day if I could. That’s the confidence I’m feeling at the moment and I just want to be playing football, no matter what game it is. We want to win a trophy this season and we have a good chance in the Europa League and the Capital One Cup.

“I can understand that the manager wants everyone to be fresh, though, as it is a long season. We’re taking all competitions seriously this year and he is a great manager, very enthusiastic. He knows what he wants, he demands a lot from you and the players have really taken to that.

“He likes doing individual training if he feels it is needed and that’s something he’s done with me. We’ve worked on movement around the edge of the penalty area for through balls coming into me. You can only gain good experience from that kind of work.”

Not that Kane needs to be convinced of the value of practice. Speaking to him, it is clear that he is an ambitious, focused young sportsman, and he has the ideal role model: Gareth Bale.

For his goal against Villa, a deflected free-kick, Kane used the same technique that Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo have perfected. While he is some way from being as deadly as the Real Madrid pair from these positions, it showed a desire to watch, learn and improve.

Kane is a Tottenham fan and has progressed through the junior sides to make the first team. He saw at close quarters the rise of Bale from a promising young player who lacked confidence and direction, into the world’s most expensive footballer.

Bale’s £86million move to Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 made him a global superstar. For Kane and Spurs’ other youngsters, the path is there if they are dedicated enough to try to follow it.

“It is an inspiration, for sure,” Kane said. “I watched him day in, day out, saw how hard he practised and then saw the results when he played for Tottenham. Then he gets his dream move to Real Madrid.

“After training he would always be there, setting up the mannequins, taking free-kicks and working on his finishing. You saw what happened: he became an unbelievable finisher from outside the box and from free-kicks.

“If you practise, the rewards are there. It’s very inspiring. Every footballer wants to play at the very top level and that’s what I want to do here at Spurs and make my mark for the club. That’s why I work at these aspects of my game. I’ve been practising the free-kicks for some time. I saw Gareth doing it day in, day out in training and I tried to copy it. He’s got a great technique that’s worked for him and I thought: ‘Why not?’

“I try to ensure the ball is sitting up on the grass. Then take four steps back and one to the left. I’ll set up the mannequins and if a goalkeeper is around, get him to go in goal.

“Hopefully I’ll be able to score a few in matches. I’ve always been quite a good finisher from outside the box and that’s something I practise as often as possible, too. I might take five, 10, 20 or 50 shots. It’s about working on your technique so if the chance comes in a game, you’re ready to take it.”

Victory in Greece tomorrow will enable Spurs to take another step towards the knockout stages. They are also in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup, where they face a home tie against Newcastle next month.

Spurs have not won a trophy since they took the Carling Cup six years ago and Kane knows it is high time they did it again. He added: “The Champions League spot available to the winners of the Europa League makes it more important. Everyone knows we want Champions League football and we need to find a way to get there.

“Is it realistic to think we can win it? I don’t see why not. Hopefully we can build a bit of momentum and if we do get out of the group phase, I don’t think many clubs will want to play us in the knockout stages.

Harry Kane was speaking at the launch of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

To celebrate the early availability of the game, Call of Duty hosted an extra special livestream where the public were able to be part of a celebrity team.